Bed mattress



V. A. WILKICH BED MATTRESS Jan. 21, 1941.

Filed Nov. 17, 1958 INVENTOR VJNC'NT A. WILKICH 4' T TORNEYS.

Patented Jan. 21, 1941 UNITED STATES PATEN'I` OFFICE 1 Clam.

This invention relates to mattresses and the like.

An object of the invention is to provide a mattress which will elevatethe head and the feet of a person using the same above the centralportion of the body.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a mattress ofcomparatively little thickness having a raised head and foot sectionupon which maybe placed the usual bed mattress having fiat surfaces, sothat the flat surfaced bed mattress will conform to the shape of themattress of this invention.

Other objects will become apparent in the course of the followingspecification:

The above and other objects of this invention may be realized byproviding a head and foot portion higher than the central portion of themattress and formed integrally therewith, the head and foot portionsextending transversely of the mattress. Thusly, the surface of themattress assumes an arcuate shape.

The invention will appear more clearly from the following detaileddescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the mattress of my invention;

Figure 2 is a side view of the mattress in section taken on the line 2-2of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of this invention used on top of amattress of the usual construction; and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a mattress of common construction usedon top of the device of this application.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views.

The mattress of this lnvention has a top surface |0 which is raised atthe head throughout its width, a-s shown at ll, and raised at the footthroughout its width, as shown at IZ, which forms the surface or faceIll into an arcuate shape lengthwise, as shown in cross section inFigure 2 of the drawing. The head portions Il and I2 are substantiallyhigher than the center portion of the mattress.

If it is desired to turn the mattress over and present the ybottomsurface M upwardly, the weight of a person's body on the mattress willcause the surface or face M to assume an arcuate shape lengthwise,forming a head portion and a foot portion substantially higher than thecenter portion of the mattress.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figures 3 and 4 arelativelythin mattress I'l is formed having a raised head portion IB and a raisedfoot portion E9 formed integrally with said mattress and forming a topsurface arcuate lengthwise in shape.

A mattress 26 of the usual shape may be placed on top of the mattressl'l, the mattress 2b' assuming an arcuate shape lengthwise.

If desired, the relatively thin mattress ll may be placed on top` of amattress having flat surfaces.

In using the mattress of this invention, a persons head and feet Will beraised above the central portion of his body, allowing the person tosecure sleep when afiiicted with head or chest colds, also preventingthe blood of a person's body from running to the head or to the feet.

It is apparent that the specific llustrations shown above have beengiven by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, and that theabove lstructures described are subject to a wide Variation andmodification without departing from the scope of the invention, all ofwhich variations and modifications are to be included Within the scopeof the present invention.

I claim:

A mattress comprising integral thickened end portions extenoling acrossthe entire width of said mattress at each end thereof, said end portionsbeing oppositely inclined and tapering gradually into an intermediateDortion to form therewith a smooth upper surface arched downwardlylengthwise of said mattress.

VINCENT A. WILKICH.

